From e49ef525e792f636edb50512675114b307dad694 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: TD-er <gijs.noorlander@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:12:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [Memory] Add small optimization in free_string() to prevent
 copying

---
 src/src/Helpers/StringConverter.cpp | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/src/Helpers/StringConverter.cpp b/src/src/Helpers/StringConverter.cpp
index eb4415a6bf..091bb87dc4 100644
--- a/src/src/Helpers/StringConverter.cpp
+++ b/src/src/Helpers/StringConverter.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ bool reserve_special(String& str, size_t size) {
 void free_string(String& str) {
   // This is a call specifically tailored to what is done in:
   //  void String::move(String &rhs)
-  
+
+  str.clear(); // Prevent any unneeded copying  
   String tmp(std::move(str));
 }